Merrimack College - Merrimackan Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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Guild Hall — Tlie j»arent I)iiil(l- inj: of the College has been renovated to serve as the Engi- neering School with an ever- expanding store of technical c(jiiipinent. 1 Slllivax Hall — The Liheral Arts hiiilding provides class- rooms and laboratories for Business Administration Biol- ogy and Nursing, as well as the cafeteria and Book Store. Clsiilng Hall — The science building anchors one end of the quadranglc-to-he. Here are all the laboratories and scientific apparatus needed for the higher courses in Chemistry and Physics. 1 ; HH 1 ' w Cascia Hall — Originally the home of the faculty, now the official dormitory for women. Cascia is located off-campus on Peters Street.

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The physical expansion is, of course, still continu- ing. Ever conscious of the increasing demands made upon the College His Excellency announced his intention of matching a half milion dollar fund to be raised by the Men of Merrimack. The immediate i ur- pose of the Development Fund Campaign is to erect a classroom building and a student union center. Con- commitant with this brick-and-mortar stage has been the blossoming of the Merrimack Tradition a spirit that is peculiarly and essentially a part of our aca- demic heritage. We feel that the spirit motivating our college is vital and unique because of the nature of its vitality, which permeates and enlivens the entire Mer- rimack family, alumni and current student body alike. This vigor stems primarily from the fact that we are so young that growth is still a conscious process, but it is so intrinsically a part of Merrimack’s heritage In earlier days collegiate activity was centered on the lower half of the campus, at Guild and Cascia Halls and the gymnasium. Archbishop Cushing imposing his final im- primatur as he lays the cornerstone of the Col- legiate Church of Christ the Teacher, Spring 1951. that it will always remain the core of the school’s activity. Those who are to come shall bear witness to it and shall carry it on and increase it, and Merrimack will raise her head over the Valley with pride and gratitude that through the efforts of so many, so many more have been able to give greater glory to God by the education of mankind. In the gallery of Firsts is this first commencement pro ' cession winding its way from Guild Hall to the gyni ' nasium and on out to make history abroad. 7

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Administration President The administration of any college requires im- measurable art, patience, and foresight on the part of those upon whom the honor and the burden rests. These qualities are necessary to an infinitely higher degree than usual in such a youthful institution as our own. Art has been defined as the science of making things and the art of Merrimack’s collegiate adminis- tration includes making ends meet, making contracts with builders, making representative citizens and Catholics out of her students and making plans for further e.xpansion, academically and physically. ' ery Reverend V ' incent A. McQuade, O.S.A., Ph.D., is our first and most able President, under whose guidance IVIerrimack has been nurtured into a thriving collegiate community. With amazing industry and determination he has applied his energies to the often discouraging task of guiding an infant institution and with results proportionate to his efforts. Under the dominion of Reverend Joseph J. Gildea, O.S.. ., Ph.D., Vice President and Dean of Merrimack, comes the academic reputation. The faculty- admin- istration relations and the problems of individual stu- dents, as well as the entire curriculum are managed with his unbelievable patience and ability. The inspiration by which our administrative offi- cials are characterized is due, even more than to their personal merits, to their dedication to a more sublime vocation, which is only reflected in their work at Merrimack. Vice-President THE VERY REVEREND VINCENT A. McQUADE. O.S.A. A.B., illanova Univer. ily, 1931 M.A., Catholic University, 1935 Ph.D., Catholic University, 1938 LED., ’illanova University, 1956 THE REVEREND jO.SEPH .1. GH.DEA, O.S.A. A.R., illano a University, 1936 M.A., Catholic I nivcrsity, 191(1 Ph.D., University of Pennsv Ivania, 1916 Professor, Chairman, Dei)artment of Lan- guages 9